Questions about I-864

[hopfulsoul 0]

Hello,

My wife is the petitioner and she's filing I-864 for me. She does not make enough money according to poverty guidelines. Although we do have a joint sponsor, do i need to include my income in our household income? I'm working here without authorization,i know i can not retain this fact from USCIS so i stated that i'm employed on the I-485 form.I'm working with my name & SSN,do i need to show proofs for that?

Please help,i'm confused.

[Zen Den 18]

Hello,

My wife is the petitioner and she's filing I-864 for me. She does not make enough money according to poverty guidelines. Although we do have a joint sponsor, do i need to include my income in our household income? I'm working here without authorization,i know i can not retain this fact from USCIS so i stated that i'm employed on the I-485 form.I'm working with my name & SSN,do i need to show proofs for that?

Please help,i'm confused.

not sure if it's a good idea. if you have assets, better than disclosing your employment info but it's really your decision. why are you not authorized? visa limitation? out of status? maybe we'll have a more certain answer for you =)

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

I guess he got a SSN from school working and uses it for out-of-campus without a valid EAD. You would have trouble with this issue.

[hopfulsoul 0]

not sure if it's a good idea. if you have assets, better than disclosing your employment info but it's really your decision. why are you not authorized? visa limitation? out of status? maybe we'll have a more certain answer for you =)

Hi Zen Den, NancyNguyen was right. I came to the U.S on a F1 visa & obtained SSN when i found a job on campus. The SSN says "authorized to work only with DHS authorization". I know i was not supposed to work outside campus but unfortunately i am. Some people on VJ told me it will be forgiven because i'm married to a USC.

[ceadsearc 516]

You cant include your income on the 864 since it is unauthorized. Be honest about working, but it's not countable income. Unless there are other adverse factors (like claiming to be a US citizen to gain employment), working without authorization is overlooked for immediate family of USCs. You should be filing taxes anyway, though, so you do not get into a pickle with IRS.

[hopfulsoul 0]

You cant include your income on the 864 since it is unauthorized. Be honest about working, but it's not countable income. Unless there are other adverse factors (like claiming to be a US citizen to gain employment), working without authorization is overlooked for immediate family of USCs. You should be filing taxes anyway, though, so you do not get into a pickle with IRS.

Thanks Ceadsearc:)